Trump news today: And Jean Carroll may use testimony from two other accusers and Access Hollywood tape in rape case

Josh Marcus has the details.

Although little known outside of Silicon Valley, the SVB was the main lender to technology companies and startups before it collapsed on Friday.

Howard Forman, a professor at Yale, shared a list of Republican senators who voted to reduce regulatory oversight over SVB in 2018. This legislation was signed into law by Mr. Trump.

The list includes names like Senators Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell, as well as a few Democrats, including Senators Joe Manchin and Tim Kaine.

Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is set to testify Monday about an alleged cash payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The money was allegedly meant to keep a rumored affair between her and the former president quiet.

Cohen has been meeting regularly with Manhattan prosecutors for the past few weeks, according to the Associated Press.

The New York Times also reported, citing anonymous sources. that Mr. Trump was offered a chance to testify.

Attorney Roberta Kaplan warned a pair of judges that Donald Trump might try to play off each other in an attempt to delay their cases in both courts.

“Donald Trump has a history of using his presidential campaign activities to delay and avoid legal proceedings,” Ms. Kaplan wrote in a letter sent to the two judges, second The Everyday Beast. “We anticipate that, if the case schedule ends in 2024, Mr. Trump will begin to argue that his campaign obligations will take precedence over his participation in this case, even in the trial” .

In this case, Mr. Trump’s team allegedly tried to double the cases on the books so that the trials took place on the same day, resulting in a delay of one or both trials.

Attorney Roberta Kaplan warned a pair of judges that Donald Trump might try to play off each other in an attempt to delay their cases in both courts.

“Donald Trump has a history of using his presidential campaign activities to delay and avoid legal proceedings,” Ms. Kaplan wrote in a letter sent to the two judges, second The Everyday Beast. “We anticipate that, if the case schedule ends in 2024, Mr. Trump will begin to argue that his campaign obligations will take precedence over his participation in this case, even in the trial” .

In this case, Mr. Trump’s team allegedly tried to double the cases on the books so that the trials took place on the same day, resulting in a delay of one or both trials.

Tim Pool, a right-wing podcaster, recently asked Bannon to comment on Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan encouraging Mr. Musk to buy the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. The technology-focused lender collapsed on Friday, making it the second largest bank failure in US history.

Musk responded that he was “open to the idea.”

Mr. Bannon scoffed at the idea, which Mr. Pool called “a little silly,” and launched into a tirade about the Tesla CEO’s alleged deference to Beijing.

Read Bannon’s full comments below:

Fingers are being pointed after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and many are aimed at Donald Trump and the Republican deregulation machine.

Critics point out that Republicans in the Senate voted to reduce regulatory oversight of the SVB in 2018, and that Mr. Trump signed this legislation into law once he passed it.

Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan also ruled that the testimony of two other women who say Mr. Trump sexually assaulted them can be presented as evidence at the civil trial.

Gustaf Kilander has the details.

The independent‘s Eric Garcia writes from Washington, DC:

Many Republicans, from corporate donors to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, wanted to move on from Mr. Trump, not just because of [Capitol] revolt but because they see him as a loser who cost them winning elections. As well [Tucker] Carlson, if his communications in Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News are to be believed, he said he “really can’t wait” until the days when he could ignore Mr. Trump most days.

This explains why many in the conservative establishment want to get behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. On Friday, Mr. DeSantis made his first foray into Iowa of 2023, often a tell-tale sign that he is considering a White House bid as he holds the first GOP nomination contest in 2024. In Iowa, he pulled out his favorite punching bag and warned against “an oppressive wake-up call.”